Francisco "Paco" Gento Lopez was a Spanish footballer who played as an outside left.
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16 Facts About Francisco Gento
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Francisco Gento was voted by IFFHS as the greatest Spanish footballer and 30th greatest world footballer of the 20th century.
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Francisco Gento appeared in a joint record eight European Cup finals, winning a record six, as well as winning a record 12 La Liga titles.
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Francisco Gento was still playing mostly for the B team at Santander when a flu virus saw him promoted to the first team ahead of a home game against Real Madrid.
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Francisco Gento did not score in his first season and was under pressure from club president Santiago Bernabeu.
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Francisco Gento contributed with 31 goals in 88 European Cup career matches.
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Domestically, Francisco Gento collected 12 La Liga titles during his time with Madrid.
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Francisco Gento scored 128 times in 428 league appearances for the club, a strong return for a winger, especially as he was often providing goals for teammates Di Stefano and Puskas.
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Francisco Gento won 23 trophies for the club, which remained an outright record until equalled by Marcelo days before Gento's death.
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Francisco Gento later took up a role as an ambassador for Real Madrid throughout Europe, alongside Di Stefano.
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Francisco Gento played for the Spain national team from 1955 to 1969, winning 43 caps and scoring five times.
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Francisco Gento was initially known as "La tercera G" for succeeding Agustin Gainza and Guillermo Gorostiza in his position.
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Francisco Gento ended short of the record of 46 caps by Ricardo Zamora.
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Francisco Gento's nephews were athletes – Jose Luis Llorente and Tonin Llorente played basketball, whilst Paco Llorente and Julio Llorente were footballers.
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Francisco Gento died in his sleep on 18 January 2022, at the age of 88.
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